A private spacecraft carrying NASA instruments to the surface of the moon in preparation for astronauts to return in the years ahead has reached lunar orbit about a month into its spaceflight.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured a striking up-close view of Earth's cosmic neighbor as it prepares in the days ahead to land on the moon. Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based company operating ...

Blue Ghost captured an Earth "selfie" from its orbit. Firefly Aerospace On its way to the moon, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has taken its first space pictures as it orbits Earth. The ...

Blue Ghost and Resilience both have long journeys ahead of them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Two newly launched private moon ...

Resilience, the second lunar lander by Japanese company ispace, during prelaunch preparations. Credit: ispace WASHINGTON — Japanese company ispace says its second lunar lander in now in orbit around ...

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander has made it to the moon. The Athena lander fired its engines for eight minutes and 12 seconds on Monday (March 3), slowing the spacecraft down and entering ...

The Athena lunar lander manufactured by Houston, Texas aerospace company Intuitive Machines shared its first "selfies" from orbit after launching Wednesday night from Florida. The two images released ...

The far side of the moon and distant Earth, imaged by the 2014 Chang’e-5 T1 mission service module. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences HELSINKI — China could look to laser power transmission from ...